Is the XG2402 the best 144Hz monitor for games?

[Lagger]

Hi.

I've been reading this forum for a while, looking for the best gaming monitor, TN, 1080p at 144Hz on the market, and I think that, if I'm not wrong, the winner is ViewSonic XG2402.

How true is it? Is the XG2402 really the best in its category?

A greeting.

[karavanasam]

Yes we have a little crazy member "Notty" here who tried almost all high refresh rate monitors and he claims ViewSonic XG2402 is the best of them.A lot of other members follow his advices.So you can do the same and buy ViewSonic XG2402.Why not?

[Lagger]

Hi.

The fact is that I read different opinions of expert users on the subject, whether they really coincide with the issue of the thread, or simply there are equally good monitors.

A greeting.

[karavanasam]

I dont know what you mean with your second post because English is not my native language but my advice is to read monitor reviews and decide yourself like I did.(I bought a different monitor. )

[Notty_PT]

Hi.

I've been reading this forum for a while, looking for the best gaming monitor, TN, 1080p at 144Hz on the market, and I think that, if I'm not wrong, the winner is ViewSonic XG2402.

How true is it? Is the XG2402 really the best in its category?

A greeting.

First of all you have to keep in mind every opinion is subjective and we are all different! In my opinion after testing dozens of high refresh monitors, including the first 120hz models 10 years ago, 144hz AUO models and 240hz models, the ViewSonic XG2402 and the newest LG 24GL600F are by far the best 144hz models money can buy.

Why? They have the best overdrive/pixel response time without any noticeable overshoot even at fast settings. They have full gamma control on the menu, and they have ultra low input lag (XG2402 was measured 4,1ms on Rtings, Benq XL2540 240hz monitor was measured 3,7ms, tiny difference).

The XG2402 uses a really old panel from AUO, wich in fact was natively made for 120hz. The 144hz is a factory overclock and it has drawbacks because of that. Mainly colour banding, really bad viewing angles and low contrast.

The LG 24GL600F uses a new 144hz panel made by LG, wich you can´t find on any other model (for now). It is 23,6 inches (so, smaller than the 24 from AUO) wich delivers objectively superior PPI (image is crisp, no need for AntiAliasing for example). Its input lag is also extremely low, when I compared it side by side with the XG2402, and its response time/overdrive is as good as the XG2402, BUT, you need to lower contrast to 68 and lower, to get rid of any noticeable overshoot (this is common on a lot of monitors, specially the Dell ones).

LG 24GL600F doesn´t have height adjustement or rotation, but it´s cheap.

XG2402 has height adjustement and is more expensive.

I have LG24GL600F for 3 days now, and to me is the best 144hz monitor, because it improved what lacked on the previously best, XG2402. Contrast is higher, colour banding is non existant and the slightly smaller screen is a plus to me.

This is my opinion and my personal view on the subject. But basically stick to either XG2402 or 24GL600F, you will buy a great monitor either way. Just make sure you cap your games to 138fps, be it internally or using RTSS, for optimal experience. having a framerate higher than the refresh rate induces stutter and bad image quality on fast movements, wich can affect your experience and your eyes.

Cheers!

[Chief Blur Buster]

For VRR competitive:
As a reminder, the "cap a few fps below" advice (138-142fps for 144Hz) applies to variable refresh rate only -- good advice, but so many confuse this advice for non-VRR situations.

For non-VRR competitive:
For games capable of running really high framerates, such as CS:GO, framerates far beyond refresh rates can use the overkill factor to reduce stutters. 500fps@144Hz stutters less than 300fps@144Hz stutters less than 200fps@144Hz. For motion going one screenwidth per second, the stutter amplitude of 1/500th screenwidth (~4 pixels at 1920 wide) is less than the stutter amplitude of 1/200th width (~10 pixels at 1920 wide).

[Notty_PT]

For VRR competitive:
As a reminder, the "cap a few fps below" advice (138-142fps for 144Hz) applies to variable refresh rate only -- good advice, but so many confuse this advice for non-VRR situations.

For non-VRR competitive:
For games capable of running really high framerates, such as CS:GO, framerates far beyond refresh rates can use the overkill factor to reduce stutters. 500fps@144Hz stutters less than 300fps@144Hz stutters less than 200fps@144Hz. For motion going one screenwidth per second, the stutter amplitude of 1/500th screenwidth (~4 pixels at 1920 wide) is less than the stutter amplitude of 1/200th width (~10 pixels at 1920 wide).

I still use 138fps cap without VRR on 144hz monitors because I really don´t like the stutters, but I fully agree with you. If a machine is capable of running really high framerates, uncaping it even on 144hz is a solution, also decreases mouse input lag. I personally don´t like it and If my system could pull 300fps I would consider investing on a 240hz monitor instead.

[Lagger]

Hi.

Is it true that the LG reaches 144Hz with overclocking? Are not 144Hz native?

[Jason38]

Hi.

I have LG24GL600F for 3 days now, and to me is the best 144hz monitor, because it improved what lacked on the previously best, XG2402. Contrast is higher, colour banding is non existant and the slightly smaller screen is a plus to me.
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I just got the LG24GL600F today. you seem to be an expert on this do you have any recommendations on best settings? Do you know if BFI can be used over HDMI? It seems to me it can only be used on display port. My crappy video card only has HDMI on it. I can get this thing to 120HZ on HDMI sadly no 144HZ which is probably for display port only. I have tried a lot of monitors it seems like one of the best I have seen in terms of motion blur. I love my plasma TV's but I can live with this.

[rasmas]

For those of you having the LG 24GL600F, can i ask you to check this test ( https://www.testufo.com/photo#photo=tor ... 0&height=0 ) and tell me at what speed you can read street names? (without strobing; and if you can do it by setting your monitor at 60Hz and 120-144Hz, to see if there is any difference, i would really appreciate).

I have a ViewSonic VX2458-mhd at 60Hz (as i have to get a Displayport cable) and want to see if other monitor does it better with blur (and if 144Hz can make any difference). I admit it has good blur on games, although on these test it does not xD .

Hope you can test it for me, but thanks anyway .